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The Morris Canal was opened in 1832, and the railroads arrived in 1834 and 1835. A flourishing shipping business resulted, and Newark became the area's industrial center. In the late 19th cent. its industry
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world headquartersAtlanta began as a railroad town and logistics has remained a major component of the city's economy to this day. Atlanta is an important rail junction and contains major classification
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25 ha) of property from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1995 with the goal of creating a better draw for more people to the downtown area. In 2004, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman announced plans for Symphony
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and Route 8 and has a Metro North railroad station with connections to Grand Central Terminal. Waterbury is also home to Post University and the regional campuses of the University of Connecticut, University
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and both west coast intercontinental railroads are all economic advantages. The US consulting firm Mercer, in a 2009 assessment ""conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on
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long made the state a dominant force in American railroading. In the early 21st cent., shale gas has driven a drilling boom in N and W Pennsylvania. Heavy industry has declined in general, but the state
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and Newark International Airport, in New Jersey. Railroads converge upon New York from all points.With its vast cultural and educational resources, famous shops and restaurants, places of entertainment
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After the spread of the railroads in the 1870s, Minneapolis became the gateway to the Northern Great Plains.Minneapolis is a center of industry and commerce serving a large agricultural region. During
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However, much of the city, including the railroads and stockyards, survived intact, and from the ashes of the old wooden structures there arose more modern constructions in steel and stone. Today, Chicago
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and Portland Canal and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad were important links in water and rail transportation. Louisville's importance to the shipping industry continues today with the presence of